Riding The Rails On Pennsylvania’s Original Turnpike
As Phase One of the Reading Viaduct Rail Park sets to open this spring, Harry K. takes us on a ride along the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad, one of the earliest railroads in America > more
Official “Marriage” Of Reading Viaduct Advocates
The decade-old Reading Viaduct Project will merge with Friends of the Rail Park to help manage the first phase of the park, set for construction next year, and to work toward the vision of a combined elevated-submerged three mile linear park > more
Gentrify Our Schools!
Anticipating the reuse of Vaux and Reynolds in North Central Philly, $750K for Hawthorne Hall and Lancaster Ave, lobbying for a cleaner Pennypack Creek, and a look at plans for City Branch rail park > more
Along The City Branch, The Forgotten Norris Locomotive Works
The submerged City Branch railroad--the subject of so much debate today--was not only one of the earliest rail lines in the US, it was also the place where train engine technology was developed and massive manufacturing occurred. The best known of these manufacturers was Baldwin Locomotive Works, but Harry K has the story of another, the early rail powerhouse, Norris Locomotive Works > more
Questions, Possibilities As City Branch Park Planning Advances
Design for a proposed park along the submerged City Branch railroad is pushing "continuity and connectivity," along with a bold entrance in front of the School District headquarters on North Broad Street. We have insight on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead > more
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